What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a government program designed to help people during the depression

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

a government program that helped women get the vote

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

It created programs to put people back to work.

It gave all people the right to vote.

It let all new immigrants become American citizens.

It let people travel around the country freely.

The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?

the crash of the stock exchange

The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?

Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.

Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.

The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.

The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.

In 1929, the stock market crash was the beginning of the "Great Depression." Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?

Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression

The depression was severe, but only in the United States.

Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two years

The depression caused revolutions all across the world.

In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?

Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.

Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.

The government decided to close the stock market in New York.

People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.

In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?

The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country.

) The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government.

The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed.

The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.

How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?

Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history.

Congress voted to reject New Deal policies.

Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.

Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry.

Hoovervilles were nicknames for what?

The White House during the Depression

Which was NOT one of the 3 goals of the New Deal?

Reform to prevent another Great Depression

This act provided monthly pensions for retired people.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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Great Depression

This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest

When people went to the bank to withdraw their money and the banks had no money was known as the

The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression

The collection of markets and exchange where the issuing and trading of equities, bonds and other sorts of securities takes place.

The Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA) helped farmers get crop prices under control. This is an example of:

This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation

This new deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all americans and helps those in need of immediate monetary assistance

The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform.

Programs that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen again

Programs that were put into place to put Americans back to work completing government funded projects

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